Combination riding and pack saddle



Dec. 14,1926. 1,610,989

S. S. AGUlLAR COMBINATION RIDING AND PACK SADDLE Filed April 50. 1924 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 v I v U 34 [Nl ENTOR.

Dec. 14 1926. 1,610,989

s. s. AGUILAR COMBINATION RIDING AND PACK SADDLE Filed April 30 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l INVENTOR. JaMaJorSAym'Zar Patented Dec. id, 1926.

U l' l'l T COMBINA'IIQN RIDING AND PACK SADDLE.

Application filed April 30, 1924. Serial no. 710,000.

This invention relates to a saddle which may be used either as a riding saddle or as a pack saddle, the only difference being in. the shape of the irons for holding the two saddle pads together and in the distance apart of the sockets for holding said irons.

It will be understood by those skilled in. the art, that saddles ordinarily consist of a rigid portion which is shaped to bear on the horses back on each side of the backbone, this part being commonly called the. saddle-tree and the leather coverin In the present case, the tree consists of two rigid pads connected by two curved rods, which pads in substantially the same form may be used to form the base of a pack saddle.

Another object of the invention is to produce a type of saddle which can be easily changed in form by merely changing the form of the irons which connect the two saddle tree pads, and the saddle may be changed from a form without a horn. to one with a horn at will.

Another object of the invention is to: provide means whereby the rear yoke for con necting the twosaddle pads will be held down to" prevent it from springing. up too much with the motion of the horse, said means also being adjustable toallow more or less movement thereof in accordance with the weight of the rider. This yoke also moves slightly with the motion of the horse from side to side and thereby makes the saddle more comfortable for the horse to carry without interfering with. the rider.

An object of this saddle is that it may provide a place for. the lasso or not, as may be desired, and can be changed easily from one form to the other.

Another object is that it is constructed only of wood and iron, with the leather seat to hold the parts together.

A further advantage is that the saddle pads are shaped to fit the body of the horse and will not over-heat the animal in either a hot climate or in a cold climate.

Another advantage of this saddle lies in the fact that it is very light thereby enabli'ng. a much heavier load to be carried than is possible with the old forms of pack saddles.

Another object of this invention is the provision of metal strips across the saddle pads to reinforce the supporting studs that hold the girth and stirrup straps.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

rin embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which the: same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but. I aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of the saddle with the outside skirt, and a portion of the seat removed to show the rein-- forcing. bands and girth fastenings,

Fig. 2. is a side view of the saddle with parts of the skirts broken away for purposes of illustration,

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of. the saddle seat showing the means for connecting it to the saddle irons,

Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the saddle with the seat and skirts removedtherefrom,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the saddle as it is used as a pack saddle,

Fig. 6 is a View of one of the stirrup straps,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the tree connecting irons with a born for using a lasso or riata,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of still different form of tree connecting iron with. books such as are used on the pack saddle irons,

Fig. 9 is a perspective 01'? a still dilferent form of tree connecting iron, and

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the stirrup used.

The saddle consists of a complementary pair'ott flat pads shown at l, the pads being arranged at reverse slopes on opposite sides of the animals back. Each pad 1. is

provided with two sockets 2 and 3 which sockets are secured thereto to receive the ends 5 ot' the front iron 6, and the ends 7 of the rear iron 8. The irons6 andS-are shaped to produce the proper effect in the completed saddle, and they are covered by the leather top 9 which is laced at 10, and provided with a series of straps 11 and buckles 12 "to lace the saddle top in place. The pattern of the top 9,. and its ends 13 and 1.4 is such that when it is laced tight that the saddle seat willbe of a good smooth shape to lit the body, as shown in Fig, 2'. The ends of the irons 6 and 8 are slidable into, and are held in their sockets 2 and 3 by the saddle seat being tight-laced thereon, but there is a certain pivoted movement of the pads l which allows. them to fit the back of large or thin horses equally Well.

The saddle has four skirts, two smooth outer ones indicated at 15 and 16, which cover the stirrup straps,'and other fittings and two underneath skirts 17 and 18 which prevent'the straps from rubbing and chating the animal.

The saddle pad or tree 1 has three metal reinforcing bands 19 to 21, each of which has a large headed screw, as shown at 22 to 24:, to secure its lower end to the pad 1 and to provide supports for the two slotted metal plates 25, 26 and for another similar plate 27, on the pack saddle to be presently described.

The plate 25 is detachably connected to the screw 22, and serves to support the stirrup strap 28, while the plate 26 serves to support the girth straps 28, 29 which are in turn connected to other straps 30, 31, and to the rings of the double cinches 32, 33.

In order to provide for attaching other objects to the saddle, each pad 1 may be provided with strap staples 34, 35, 36, as may be needed.

It the saddle is to be used by horsemen, who are engaged in herding cattle or other animals, where a lasso is much used, the front connecting yoke 38 is used, which yoke has some kind of an ornamental horn 39 from which to hang the rope and which is used to prevent the animals from escaping when once roped.

It the saddle is to be used to carry small parcels the yoke to may be used at front or back. This yoke has a flat portion l1 to which small parcels may be easily strapped.

V The stirrup is shown in Fig. 10 and consists of a rod 42 with a horizontal portion 43. The upper end 01' said rod is bent to produce the strap loop 44 and its end is twisted around the main rod to produce an ornamental effect as shown at 45. The other end of the rod 42 is twisted around to form a ring 46 to receive the end 47 of ahorizontal member 48 the end of which is twisted around the rod 42 as shown at 49.

When the saddle pads are to be used as a pack saddle, they are arranged as shown in Fig. 5, in which the saddle pad is indicated at 60, and it has the sockets 2 and 3 precisely the same as are used in the saddle pad shown in Fig. 1, but the rear socket 3 is placed near the end of the pad 60. There are three bands 61, 62, 63 for reinforcing the saddle pad and they have the heavy screws 64, 65, 66 at their lower edges to be engaged by the slotted plates 64, 65 and 27.

the same as the board 69.

A fiat board 72 is hingedly connected by means of the metal plates 73, 74: to the two plates 69, 70. Two of the pads are connected together by means or the yokes 75, 76 which yokes are each provided with two hooks 77, 78. The lower board 72 has staples 79, 80 at its ends to be connected by means of ropes 81 with the hooks on the yokes 75, 76 to secure the articles on the pack saddle.

The lower board 72 may be held in a horizontal position by the two ropes 82, 85 and the pack saddle is held against movement forward or backward upon the animal by means of the breech-strap 8st connected to the staple 85 at the back of the board 69 at each side. The front has the neck strap 86 which is prevented from falling down too low by means of the strap 87, said straps being connected respectively to the staples 88, 89 on the boards 71, 69 respectively.

The rear yoke 8 is attached to the saddle pads at the rear by means of straps 8" on each side, the object being to hold the yoke down and prevent it from springing up too much with the movement oi the horse.

In order to provide for stretching of the material of which the seat is made and to increase the size of the seat, if desired, washers 8 may be inserted on the ends of the yoke to increase the length between the back of that yoke and the yoke 6 when the saddle IS in use.

What I claim is as follows, but modifications may be made in carrying out the invention shown in the drawings and in the above particularly described form thereof, within the purview of the invention, as defined by the annexed claim:

A saddle girth or stirrup support, comprising metal reinforcing bands extending over a pair of saddle pads and fastened to said pads by large head screws, metal plates having slots with openings adapted to slip over the heads of said screws, and girth straps attached to said plates.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April, A. D. 1924.

SALVADOR S. AGUILAR. 

